The widespread use of antifungals in food production is hastening an increase in drug-resistant infections, putting millions of people at risk. …
Relief for farmers, business community in budget 2019-20
Advisor to the Prime Minister on commerce, textile, industries, production and investment Abdul Razak Dawood Thursday assured more relief for …
Middlemen responsible for hike in price of agri products
ISLAMABAD – President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI …
10.777 million cotton bales reach ginneries
MULTAN – Seed cotton (Phutti) equivalent to 10.777 million bales have reached ginneries across Pakistan till May …
Hydroponic technique may help enhance vegetables, fruits production
FAISALABAD – The country can increase vegetables and fruits production by 20 times by adopting modern agricultural technique ‘hydroponic’. This …
Digital farming “critical” for sustainable agriculture
Posted By: Harriet Jachecon: Together with IBM Services, the agronomic company Yara International will create digital platforms using artificial intelligence (AI) …
Digital agriculture: New tools for science on the farm
BY LUKIE PIETERSE The value of “connected agriculture” in making life easier for farmers, and helping them reduce the environmental impact …
I BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
By Naomi Blohm 5/1/2019 I remember as a freshman in high school, sitting in my agriculture classroom with five paragraphs …
Chinese industrial group withdraws intention to acquire Fauji Foods
KARACHI: China’s Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, a state-owned company specialising in dairy products, has withdrawn its intention to acquire majority …
‘Small farmers must use smart machinery’
FAISALABAD: Infected seeds and a lack of mechanisation, especially by small farmers, are hampering efforts to realise the true potential of …
PTI govt mulls over zero-rated facility for wood import
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is considering zero-rated facility for the import of wood and timber in the federal budget 2019-20 in …